That make-up is awesome. Too bad she has to walk around with her eyes closed

Good point.

Speaking of makeup. There was this girl who does zombie make up, even down to nails and protruding arm bones. I will try to find her work. She posted a couple albums, but simply amazing. I mean if the creators of TWD saw her work, they would hire her on the spot.

Wow... that is tiny compared to last year. See you Friday. Hope you are going to be wearing an 'Alvin' name tag.

It's half the size, but really half the booth last year was display space, and there was a LOT of wasted space behind the counter. This time we moved the counters back to accommodate a tower display and allow fans to walk around it.

See below from last year for a comparison, we just lopped off the left side of the booth (image left) and drew back the counters. That's me in the MA shirt, btw.

Topps booth is great. The artists have been doing a great job with the sketches. Alvin has got something for everybody. If you don't win the raffle, chances are that you'll still walk away with some cards, a sealed pack, a t-shirt or some funky Topps candy. Great job Alvin!

And FYI I think Alvin has been scanning all the covers so they will probably be viewable somewhere.

Not running to the Topps booth every hour, on the hour, has certainly helped my knees In fact, I didn't step on to the exhibitor floor at all yesterday. I will swing by the topps both to say hi to Ted this morning though.

All odds are approximate, and i'm a little peeved they listed the "Extra Gore" and "Graffitti Parallels" which were intended to be unannounced short print variants... :/
Will see about an artist list this week.

Because the other long-shot sketches are factored in to make it 1:24 for ANY sketch. 1:25 is specifically for a single regular sketch.

I was thinking the same... When you factor in the creator sketches it probably comes out to 1:24.

So... this is the cover I won. I didn't see them all, but I think I got one of the best. No chance this was completed in an hour! I'm looking forward to seeing all of the ones that were done at the show once they are posted.

So... this is the cover I won. I didn't see them all, but I think I got one of the best. No chance this was completed in an hour! I'm looking forward to seeing all of the ones that were done at the show once they are posted.

Thanks! Since I couldn't attent the show, these were mailed to me ahead of time...so...a bit more than an hour was invested!

Because the other long-shot sketches are factored in to make it 1:24 for ANY sketch. 1:25 is specifically for a single regular sketch.

Ahh, that's right. Hadn't realized "Sketch card" was only referring to the single sketches.

Yes, there is the possibility of pulling FOUR different types of sketches: regular sketches, 2-card puzzles (in one pack), 4-card puzzles (in one pack) and creator sketch cards.

I the variety of sketch types is going to make it pretty fun, and a little more special than what you typically see. To some extent, being guaranteed one per box has become somewhat of a routine, but this will hopefully spice things up a bit.

I was thinking the same... When you factor in the creator sketches it probably comes out to 1:24.

So... this is the cover I won. I didn't see them all, but I think I got one of the best. No chance this was completed in an hour! I'm looking forward to seeing all of the ones that were done at the show once they are posted.